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Blah Blah Blah: My Struggles with Academic Writing
An old paper I wrote for a critical writing course a few years ago. Rediscovered it and found it was still something I could stand and...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Dec 30, 20236 min read


Why keep trying?
An attempt at gathering hope after reading the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report on Climate Change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Mar 23, 20235 min read


After Life - A Review
Growing up in India, specifically Tamil Nadu, I grew up with a very specific idea of what a television show (or TV serial as it was and...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Feb 6, 20224 min read


What colour do I feel like?
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I don’t know how to feel like a colour. I don’t know what colours feel like. I mean, I know what...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Feb 4, 20223 min read


Inexpensive but invaluable.
Okay, slightly expensive, but still. In the larger scheme of things, it cost me almost nothing, but it remains priceless. Before I tell...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Feb 2, 20223 min read


"Naan apdiye shock aiten!" - I
“Dummm-duh-du-dumm-du-dummm-aaaahhhh-tisshhhhh-pssssssssss-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh” The sudden cacophony—of screams tangled in...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Jan 31, 20222 min read


The times they are a-changing
Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Jan 29, 20223 min read


Outrunning the clock - part I
I am 29 now. And so it begins. There’s only so long one can outrun and successfully dodge the societal clock. It catches up to you...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Jan 28, 20223 min read


What I learnt by writing one poem a day for 30 days
George R R Martin said, “Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.” I know exactly what he meant. In April...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Jan 27, 20225 min read


Jargon Jargon Jargon
A case for more inclusive academic writing I have a couple of questions for writers in academia. Do you want me to zone out a dozen times...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Jan 18, 20186 min read
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